Your Favorite 80's songs.

[NYCe]

This thursday we're celebrating the one year anniversary of Trannylicious with an 80's themed party. Eighties music all night long.

So what are some of your favorite songs from that era?

Here's a few to start us off:

A flock of Seagulls - I ran (So far away)
The Human League - Fascination
Gary Numan - Cars
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Herbie Hancock - Rockit (The video for this song was extremely creepy)
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh

[NickTheQuick]

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU - U2
SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GNR
RED, RED, WINE - UB40
THE LADY IN RED - Chris de Burgh
TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - Berlin
SWEET DREAMS - Eurythmics
TAKE ON ME - A-Ha

And here is a recent song I haven't been able to get out of my head. It's called "Thé à la menthe" by Nikkfurie - French hip-hop artists with Middle Eastern roots. The song was played in the movie Ocean's 12 during Nightfox's laser scene. The scene itself can't compare to the similar one from Entrapment with Catherine Zeta Jones, but the song is cool. You can download it for free from site below.

kourtrajme.com./thealamenthe.zip

[chefmike]

Suddenly Last Summer

Only The Lonely

both songs by the Motels, one of my favorite 80's bands, vocals by Martha Davis

[The American Nightmare]

Head over Heels
Tears for Fears

Run to You
Bryan Adams

And for the party, I highly recommend:
All Night Long
Mary Jane Girls

Think about it. The song has a woman saying "I'm gonna give it to you," and for a shemale party... You just have to play it.

[Hara_Juku Tgirl]

My 5 are:

1. "More to Lose" By Siona Dancing

2. "Our House" By Madness

3. "No More Words" By Berlin

4. "Venus" By Bananarama

and ofcourse 80's wont be complete without..

5. "Material Girl" By Madonna

EDIT: For a quick list of 80's music:

http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/song.shtml

~Kisses.

HTG

[Jasadin]

duran duran,thompson twins,billy idol,boy george,wham,depeche mode,yes,wang chung,devo,

wish i be there

[Ecstatic]

The 80s were definitely NOT my music scene, at least as far as pop music goes. Ari, you've mentioned the creme de la creme as I recall from the era for pop music. However, many artists did produce some great work then, and I'd have to add Kate Bush (who would fit the theme) and a number who wouldn't, being of the folk/singer-songwriter variety: Greg Brown, Nanci Griffith, Chris Smither, Suzanne Vega (well, maybe she would), and Jane Siberry.

Hara, surely you know that Bananarama simply covered Shocking Blue's monster hit "Venus" which was a number one record in 1969?

[Jhellis978]

1.) One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
2.) You Spin Me Round Dead or Alive
3.) There Is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths
4.) Doctor, Doctor Thompson Twins
5.) Blue Monday New Order
6.) Money For Nothing Dire Straits
7.) Don't Know What You Got Until It's Gone Cinderella
8.) Once Bitten, Twice Shy Great White
9.) Patience Guns N Roses
10.) Cult of Personality Living Colour

[DJ_Asia]

"Anything,Anything" Dramarama

"Behind the Wall of Sleep" Smithireens

"Sweet Sixteen" Billy Idol

[tsluva]

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Best songs of the 80's:


(Prince)
- pop life
- if i was your girlfriend
- erotic city
- kiss
- i would die 4-U,
- purple rain,
- little red corvette-
- when doves cry,
- why you wanna treat me so bad


- Good times, i want your love ( Chic )

- Funkin' for Jamaica (Tom Browne )

- take me home , susido ( phil collins )

- Baby be mine, human nature,
PYT: pretty young thang, lady of my life , thriller
(michael jackson)

- Time (Clock Of The Heart) , chameleon,
tumble for U, do U really wanna hurt me ( culture club)

- Sweet Dreams ( Eurythmics )

- Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Shout ( Tears For Fears )

- Alright
More bounce to the ounce (zapp)


- I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
i wanna play that game ( Daryl Hall And John Oates )

- Georgy-Porgy, Africa , Rosanna ( Toto )

- Disco Nights, I do Love U ( GQ )

- Rapture ( Blondie )

- don't stop the music (yarbough & peoples)

- get down on it, celebration , Joanna, ( kool and the gang)

- Walking On Sunshine ( Katrina And The Waves )

- Lets Groove ( Earth, Wind & Fire)

- Just Got Paid ( Johnny Kemp )

- Give it to me baby (rick james)

- cruisin ( smokey robinson)

- Love TKO ( teddy pendegrass)

- I keep Forgettin' ,
On My Own ( Michael McDonald )

- Wise men have the power,
Minute by Minute ( Doobie Brothers )

- Genie of Love ( Tom Tom Club )